# Roadrunning: Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the historic achievement of the Cape Town Marathon being confirmed as the eighth World Marathon Major. The race becomes the first event on African soil to join the prestigious series, alongside marathons in Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York. The Cape Town Marathon […]
# The DA is calling for urgent provincial intervention to address ongoing sewage pollution in Mogale City. DA environment spokesperson Leanne de Jager says failing wastewater infrastructure is threatening the Blougatspruit, Crocodile River and the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. She says that 12 of 14 sewage pump stations are non-functional, resulting in millions […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape has confirmed that Bitou Municipality deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi is expected to appear in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s Court on 23 June. Kolwapi was served with a summons in connection with an incident in December last year when she allegedly discharged a firearm during her son’s […]
# The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Human Settlements has launched a crackdown on businesses and residents failing to honor rental agreements in the Johannesburg Social Housing Company-owned properties. Mayoral committee member for Human Settlements Mlungisi Mabaso led an operation in the inner city aimed at recovering outstanding debt and addressing illegal occupation and subletting. Several […]
# Die George-munisipaliteit sê data-insameling vir die samestelling en instandhouding van die algemene waardasierol en aanvullende waardasierolle vir eiendomme vorder goed. Die data-insamelingsproses het middel April begin. Die munisipaliteit se woordvoerder, Chantel Edwards-Klose, sê die proses sluit in die insameling van data en foto’s van die straat-aansig van sowat 50-duisend eiendomme. Sy sê dis belangrik om […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê die Kaapse Sorgfonds maak steeds ‘n tasbare verskil deur ‘n reeks projekte, insluitend die voorsiening van rolstoele en sanitêre produkte. Die provinsiale Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling het ‘n vennootskap met die Kaapstadse Wetenskapsentrum gesluit om ‘n belegging van bykans 11-miljoen-rand in die fonds te verseker. Die DA-lid, Wendy […]
# Die Activists and Citizens Forum sê die regering en die polisie moet meer doen om die veiligheid van Suid-Afrikaners te verseker, veral in hoërisiko-misdaadgemeenskappe. Dit volg ná Dinsdagaand se massaskietery in die Jumpers-informele nedersetting in Cleveland, Johannesburg, wat die lewens van 12 mense geëis het. Nege mense is beseer. Die forum se woordvoerder, Dennis […]
# Civil society movement, the Activists and Citizens Forum, says government and the police need to do more to ensure the safety of South Africans, especially in high-risk crime communities. This follows Tuesday night’s mass shooting in the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of 12 people and left nine injured. […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê die veelparty-koalisieregering wil in infrastruktuur belê om die lewens van inwoners regstreeks te verbeter en terselfdertyd veiliger en beter verbinde gemeenskappe skep. Die metro het 129 nuwe straatligte langs Sinovich-rylaan in Wyk 91, Streek 6, aangebring as deel van die #SwitchOnTshwane-diensleweringsprogram. Tshwane sê dit sal sigbaarheid verbeter vir motoriste, voetgangers […]
